April 9, 200818 yr I know no one is looking forward to this. We should start seeing them sometime late this month, or early next month. :mad: http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_099235205.html
April 9, 200818 yr In this area, we had our outbreak in 2004. Glad we have 14 more years of freedom from the little monsters.
April 9, 200818 yr That clears it up, and trust me I think everyone is glad. Although, we did have fun with them and a baseball bat in our back yard.
April 9, 200818 yr Author I'm confused, didn't we just have them like 2 or 3 years ago? Well the article is from today's Daily Independent. We'll be getting them in the Ashland area this year.
April 9, 200818 yr Glad they wont be here. Yes they were just here almost 4 years ago, right when my son was born, and we had to throw blankets over his car seat when taking him out to the car b/c those cicadas would ATTACK, it was awful.
April 9, 200818 yr This is the first time in my life I have ever heard this, maybe I just missed it the last time they rolled out.
April 9, 200818 yr More of these devils?!? Supposedly they're hitting Louisville this year as well....
April 9, 200818 yr I talked about these dang things in my class today! Of course none of the kids had any clue what I was talking about since they are only 14-15 years old! The one thing I remember from the last time they were out is that they make great fishing bait! The largemouth bass LOVED them!
April 9, 200818 yr Year of appearance Brood Cycle General location 2008 XIV 17 yr Statewide (except Purchase and possibly Pennyrile) 2011 XIX 13 yr High potential Pennyrile and Green River areas, low for Purchase area and rest of state 2012 I 17 yr Very low potential for Harlan, Letcher, Martin and Pike counties only 2015 XXIII 13 yr West of I‑65 Purchase and Green River areas 2016 V 17 yr Boyd, Greenup, and Lawrence 2021 X 17 yr Low potential statewide; potential for higher activity in southeastern counties along Tennessee border and along Ohio River http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef446.asp
April 9, 200818 yr Year of appearance Brood Cycle General location 2008 XIV 17 yr Statewide (except Purchase and possibly Pennyrile) 2011 XIX 13 yr High potential Pennyrile and Green River areas, low for Purchase area and rest of state 2012 I 17 yr Very low potential for Harlan, Letcher, Martin and Pike counties only 2015 XXIII 13 yr West of I‑65 Purchase and Green River areas 2016 V 17 yr Boyd, Greenup, and Lawrence 2021 X 17 yr Low potential statewide; potential for higher activity in southeastern counties along Tennessee border and along Ohio River http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef446.asp OK, maybe I am confused, but if they were just in Ky in 2004, why are they back 4 years later if they are 13-17 year risers. I thought we were in the clear until at least 2021
April 9, 200818 yr OK, maybe I am confused, but if they were just in Ky in 2004, why are they back 4 years later if they are 13-17 year risers. I thought we were in the clear until at least 2021I think that chart is highly suspect in its accuracy -- at the very least, as it applies to NKY. The major (Brood 10) outbreak in the Midwest, which included Cincinnati/NKY occurred in 2004. Despite what it says, the heaviest outbreak in this area will occur in 2021. Other broods may also effect this area in other years; but nothing like the 2021 brood will.
April 9, 200818 yr Here's some info from another site: It just so happens that a “borderline” between two of these broods runs somewhere through eastern Hamilton County and western Clermont County, Ohio. Thus, Cincinnati residents got their taste (in some cases, literally) of cicadas in 2004 while many Clermont and Brown County residents got their turn in 1991. Brood X (that’s a Roman numeral “10”) emerged in the central and western parts of Hamilton Co. in 2004. Brood XIV emerged in eastern Hamilton Co., Clermont Co., and east of there in 1991, and is due, again, in 2008. Clermont College is uniquely situated on the border between these two broods and could serve as a host institution to entomologists who may come to Cincinnati to study this “border” area. Why does this border exist? What keeps the two broods from overlapping? There were Periodical Cicadas emerging on campus in 1991 and in the 2000 early emergence, and they emerged again in 2004. All three species of Periodical Cicadas were heard singing on campus in the 2004 emergence. http://biology.clc.uc.edu/steincarter/cicadas.htm
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